2025-2026 Tours
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Image: Bindlestiff Family Cirkus in Brooklyn Abridged. Credit: John Huntington.
Since 1995 the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus has traveled the world, creating shows for spiegeltents, circus tents, theater stages, sight specific locations, and under the sky. Bindlestiff has paved the way for circus in NY for the past 30 years, and is known for the modern twist they give circus variety productions featuring daredevil stunts, comedy, juggling, acrobatics, contortion, and sideshow marvels.
They will be presented by:
- Chesterfield Cultural Arts Foundation, Chester, VA
- City of Frederick/Weinberg Center for the Arts, Frederick, MD
- City of Hampton Virginia, Hampton, VA
- Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, PA
- Lake Placid Association for Music Drama & Art, Inc., Lake Placid, NY
- Norwood Village Green Concert Series, Norwood, NY
- Ocean County College, Toms River, NJ
- Pro-Art Association: A Chapter of The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Wise, VA
- The Pennsylvania State University – Penn State Harrisburg, State College, PA
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Image: Brent Birckhead. Credit: Kirby Griffin IG: @4th.eye.diaries.
Saxophonist Brent Birckhead is an award-winning artist, whose aesthetic is an intersectional amalgam of traditional and popular styles. Unbound by genre, Birckhead’s approach to woodwind artistry is driven by his compulsion for creative risk and deep respect for legacy.
Brent will be presented by:
- Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
- City Of Hampton Virginia, Hampton, VA
- Colored Musicians Club of Buffalo New York, Inc., Buffalo, NY
- Community Concerts at Second, Baltimore, MD
- DC Jazz Festival, Washington, DC
- Jersey City Theater Center, Inc., Jersey City, NJ
- Stockton University, Galloway, NJ
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Image: LauraB. Credit Courtesy of the Artist.
LauraB is a soulful Spanish singer-songwriter known for her intimate, acoustic performances that blend traditional Spanish folk with modern pop sensibilities. With a deep, smoky, and soulful voice that captivates and lyrics that resonate deeply, LauraB brings raw emotion and authenticity to every stage she graces. In 2013 she began her solo career with Montaña Rusa, and recently released a new EP, El Faro. LauraB has collaborated on recordings with artists La Banda Morisca, Costellas Quintet, Alejo Martínez, Fernando Lobo, and many more.
LauraB will be presented by:
- City Of Asylum Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
- City Of Frederick/Weinberg Center for the Arts, Frederick, MD
- Fells Point Creative Alliance, Inc., Baltimore, MD
- Norwood Village Green Concert Series, Norwood, NY
- Roxbury Arts Group, Roxbury, NY
- Stockton University, Galloway, NJ
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Image: Nidia Góngora. Credit: Estereo Picnic Festival.
Master Nidia Góngora is the most recognized singer from the Colombian Pacific coast, winner of the Shock Award, and nominated for the Latin Grammy for Best Folk Album (2019). She has immortalized her voice in Colombian Pacific anthems like “Quítate de mí Escalera” and “Molino mi Molinete”, and has collaborated with various groups and musical projects such as Ale Kuma, Grupo Bahía, Herencia de Timbiquí, Dizzy Mandjeku, Pacífico Sinfónico, Ondatrópica, The Bongo Hop, Búho, Montoya, Bomba Estéreo, among others. This versatility has allowed her to position herself as a reference among traditional musician communities and the broader Afro-Latin region, while gaining recognition on multiple international stages, and has been featured on the cover of popular magazines such as Dinero, Arcadia, El Espectador, The Guardian, and The New York Times.
Nidia will be presented by:
- Calliope House, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
- Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts, Inc., Flushing, NY
- James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
- Nueva Esperanza, Philadelphia, PA
- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
- West Branch Arts Consortium, Loganton, PA
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Image: Orchestra of Indigenous Instruments and New Technologies. Credit: Leo Italiano.
Hailed by the international press as “a shamanic Orchestra for a technological age”, the Orchestra of Indigenous Instruments and New Technologies (OIANT) brings to life long forgotten indigenous instruments. Its show “Hidden Sounds of the Americas” is a musical journey across the continent blending traditional music to contemporary works. Through an immersive audiovisual experience, the performance melts ancient sounds to cutting-edge technology featuring unique replicas of pre-Hispanic instruments alongside indigenous masks and dances.
They will be presented by:
- Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
- Fells Point Creative Alliance, Inc., Baltimore, MD
- Living Traditions, Inc., Brooklyn, NY
- Pro-Art Association: A Chapter of The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Wise, VA
- Yellow Tree Project, Washington, DC
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Image: Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca. Credit: Peter Graham.
Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca was born of passion and the desire to present the authentic form of flamenco to audiences throughout the globe. It has been hailed by critics for its transcendent and deeply emotional performances, featuring a company of dancers, singers, and musicians whose mastery of flamenco stretches the boundaries of the art form.
They will be presented by:
- Music at Gretna, Inc., Lititz, PA
- Pro-Art Association: A Chapter of The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Wise, VA
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Image: The Experience Band & Show. Credit: Nick Moreland, The Wharf.
Prepare yourself for the electrifying energy of The Experience Band & Show, a genre defying musical force born from the heartbeat of Washington D.C.’s vibrant music scene. Founded in 2017 by the visionary TromboneKing, this dynamic group takes audiences on a thrilling ride through “ja-fun-go.” This unique blend of jazz, funk, and go-go, infused with elements of rock, pop, Hip Hop, and R&B, is a testament to their deep roots in the nation’s capital and their connection to the African diaspora.
The Experience Band & Show will be presented by:
- Anacostia Business Improvement District Corporation, Washington, DC
- Cityfest, Inc., Wilmington, DE
- Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture, Inc., Glen Echo, MD
- Joshua M Freeman Foundation, Selbyville, DE
- The Go Go Museum, Washington, DC
- Washington Performing Arts Society, Washington, DC
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The Missing Element, commissioned by Works & Process and performed during Works & Process’s Underground Uptown Dance Festival at the Guggenheim Museum. Credit: Works & Process/Diego Quintanar.
The Missing Element performs in made to measure ways, innate to the nimbleness of street performance. Weaving audience participation and education is a call and response beatbox lesson. Rooted in club culture, the beatboxers and street dancers will create cyphers, inviting all to socially dance in a circle of music and movement.
They will be presented by:
- Museum of the City of New York, New York, NY
- Pro-Art Association: A Chapter of The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Wise, VA
- University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD
- Washington & Lee University, Lexington, VA
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Image: The Paza Experience. Credit: Courtesy of the Artist.
PAZA, Tree of Life’s performances are rooted in Native American folk art, seamlessly blending music, dance, storytelling, and crafts tailored to the age and interests of the participants. Performances include storytelling led by Champion Grass and Hoop Dancer Delwin Elk Bear Fiddler, an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, intertwined with live drum and flute music and hoop dance performance.
The Paza Experience will be presented by:
- Deane Center for the Performing Arts, Inc., Wellsboro, PA
- Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, PA
- Millersville University, Millersville, PA
- Ocean County College, Toms River, NJ
- Pro-Art Association: A Chapter of The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Wise, VA
- Rochester Folk Art Guild, Inc., Middlesex, NY
- Speak Storytelling, Inc., Shepherdstown, WV